Tag: Aviation History

Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Lockheed YO-3A Quiet Star

Lifelong aviation enthusiast Randy Malmstrom explores the Museum of Flight’s Lockheed YO-3A Quiet Star in…

Adam Estes

Today in Aviation History: Katherine Stinson, First U.S. Airmail Flight by a Woman Pilot

Celebrate Katherine Stinson, the first U.S. woman to fly airmail in 1913, and a pioneering…

Austin Hancock

Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the LTV A-7 Corsair II

Celebrate the first flight of the LTV A-7 Corsair II, a Vietnam War-era carrier-based attack…

Austin Hancock

Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the de Havilland DH.104 Dove

Celebrate the 80th anniversary of the de Havilland DH.104 Dove—a postwar British commuter aircraft that…

Austin Hancock

Aviation Archaeology: Exploring the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Calverton

Discover the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant in Calverton, NY—home to historic aircraft testing, Calverton…

Moreno Aguiari

Are Friends Airplanes? Musician Gary Numan’s Fascinating Aviation Career

Discover Gary Numan’s surprising aviation career—from his love of flight as a child to piloting…

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Randy Warbird Profiles: Beech Model 17 Staggerwing (UC-43 Traveler) N67738

This installment of Randy’s Warbird Profiles focuses on Beech Model 17 Staggerwing N67738, which was…

Adam Estes

Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Aero Spacelines Pregnant Guppy

Discover the history of the Aero Spacelines Pregnant Guppy, which first flew on September 19,…

Austin Hancock

The Birth of the United States Air Force: September 18, 1947

Discover the history behind the establishment of the U.S. Air Force on September 18, 1947.…

Moreno Aguiari

Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the McDonnell Douglas DC-9-20

Discover the McDonnell Douglas DC-9-20 — a rare, high-performance short-body airliner built for SAS with…

Austin Hancock